Tales From The Borderlands
Troy Baker , the celebrated voice actor behindThe Last of Us ' Joel andFar Cry 4 ’s Pagan Min , is not rig to reprise his role as Atlas CEO Rhys inBorderlands 3 , despite the fact that neither he nor Gearbox Software seem to love why . introduce as an original character in Telltale’sTales from the Borderlandsbefore the developer go under , Rhys was present inBorderlands 3’sreveal trailerat PAX 2019 , but fans have since been left to marvel how declamatory of a persona the character reference will play and how strange it may be to discover a different voice come up from his mouth .
Rhys is one of two player - controlled protagonists from the uproariousTales from the Borderlands , Telltale ’s occasional story - based take on theBorderlandsseries . consider the irreverent , absurdist humour that Gearbox has put in into their sci - fi boodle gun for hire from the start , it was a catch made in heaven , andTales from the Borderlandsquickly develop into a fan favourite . Unfortunately , whenTelltale suddenly went stomach - up last class , sports fan of the twirl - off were leave worrying over whether or not anything from the game would remain canonical in the main series and if the new characters would ever devolve . These concern were slightly relieve when a mustachioed Rhys was briefly shown off duringBorderland3 ’s introduction last month , but it seems unlikely that it will be the same Rhys that player experience and love .
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Mild controversy was sparkle when redditorJosh_J_Andersonposted a TV taken at a Supanova Comic Con & Gaming panel have Troy Baker , who had been require if he would return to articulation Rhys inBorderlands 3 . " I ’m sorry to check it to y' all , that is n’t me , " was his answer , stating that he was n’t fully aware of the part ’s yield in the upcoming mainline sequel . Baker also said that he ’s still fully open to reprising the function if Gearbox will have him despite the fact that he " does n’t jibe with how they ’re wield " the situation , but Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford seems to believe that Baker has it back . exact in atweetthat Baker sprain down the role when come on byBorderlands 3 ’s audio director , Pitchford answered a fan ’s question as to why Baker would not be returning with , " You ’ll have to demand Troy . "
Pitchford , who ’s no stranger to controversy , went on to promulgate that Baker ’s absence seizure wo n’t majorly impact the fiber ’s feel " with how Rhys appear in the biz . " Though he admits musician " may disagree"when the game freeing in September , it ’s reasonably likely that Pitchford is alluding to the widely speculated possibility thatBorderlands 2antagonist Handsome Jack has to the full overtaken Rhys ' knowingness inBorderlands 3 , with a digital backup man of Jack ’s brain having more or less possessed Rhys during the events ofTales from the Borderlands . It could also just be that Rhys has somehow lose his representative ( or maybe just gets straight - up hit before get a prospect to mouth ) , but the prevail Handsome Jack theory is by far the most compelling consider that Telltale placed the setup directly into Gearbox ’s lap .
No matter the ultimate outcome , Pitchford is right when he say thatBorderlandsfans will just have to discover Rhys ' designate themselves when the game comes out . With Gearbox having already incited strong backlash among potential PC player after harbinger thatBorderlands3will be anEpic Games Store exclusive on PC , though , upsettingTales from the Borderlandsfans is surely the last thing the developer would want at this decimal point .
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Source : Josh_J_Anderson / Reddit , Randy Pitchford / Twitter
